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For a brand with such a deep racing pedigree, Lotus has been conspicuously absent from major motorsports on our shores as of late. Though the Evora GT4 has had some success racing overseas, the car never came to our shore to compete in Grand-Am. Today Lotus has announced an updated racing Evora – the Evora GTC – which has already found customers to race it in Grand-Am.

The new Lotus Evora GTC picks up where the old Evora GT4 left off. Lotus starts by giving the Evora GTC a traction control system, and a new Bosch set of race-ready anti-lock brakes. Lotus then bolts on a staggered set of wheels and large flared fenders to match; running 18×10-inch wheels up front and 18×12-inch wheels out back.

“Wider wheels mean customers now have a much greater level of traction and selection of tires they can use, the flared wheel arches accommodate this, which gives the car its visual definition and makes it look more muscular without hampering the aero,” said Louis Kerr, Lotus’ senior motorsport engineer.

Since the Evora GTC is a Lotus, the automaker has ‘added lightness’ by replacing the fiberglass doors, roof, and engine cover with carbon fiber, and then going further by using lightweight Plexiglas instead of the outgoing car’s window glass. Lotus says the Evora GTC weighs in between 2491 and 2513 lbs. (depending on specification), a 66 lbs. loss compared to the outgoing Evora GT4.

In the switch from Evora GT4 to Evora GTC, the power output from the Toyota-sourced and Cosworth-tuned 4.0-liter V-6 remains unchanged. Under the hood of the Lotus Evora GTC the V-6 continues to pump out 450 hp and 339 lb-ft of torque, and route its power to the rear wheels via a six-speed sequential paddle-shift transmission.

The Lotus Evora GTC will be raced in Grand-Am’s Rolex Sport Car Series next season by McMahon Raceworks with Condor Motorsports. The car will also compete in the Britcar MSA Endurance Championship with Team Bullrun, who will be converting its Evora GT4 to the new spec.

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